US Federal enforcement action in May last year that saw the arrest of 28 men in a Staten Island, New Jersey and Pennsylvania bust of an online sports betting ring has this week culminated in the sentencing of the ringleader of the betting scheme Joseph Stentella. Stentella (57) was sentenced to six months in jail …
Monday’s controversial and shocking last minute win for the Seattle Seahawks against the Green Bay Packers was still reverberating around the US mainstream media when online sportsbook chief Russ Candler of Sportsbook.com announced that his company was to refund bettors on the Packers, saying it was “the right thing to do.” Russell Wilson’s last-second Hail …
Another US state official has been persuaded by the Department of Justice’s December policy switch on the Wire Act to investigate the possibilities of more online gambling at state level. Governor Peter Shumlin of Vermont has asked the Vermont Lottery Commission to take a serious look at developing online gaming opportunities, following the example of …
Ladbrokes has appointed a replacement for Jon Thompson, the group trading director who was dismissed earlier this year. Replacement Andy Wright has experience going back well over a decade with major gambling companies like Betclic Everest, Stan James, Blue Square, Spreadex and UK Betting, and will report directly to Ladbrokes CEO Richard Glynn. Assisting him …
Authorities in the Malaysian district of Kota Setar in Kedah said it had seized 4 194 computers that were installed with gambling software between January and August of this year, more than triple the amount compared to the previous year. District police chief ACP Adzaman Mohd Jan said the authorities have “made great strides in …
Stuart Carr, the founder of Passoker has launched a fixed odds and online slot gaming division named Reel Sports. Reel Sports kicks off with its first two games, a licensed FA Cup archive game titled “Reel Football” and a roulette game called “Racing Riches”. The games will go live with existing Passoker operators such as …
French gambling authority ARJEL will enter into a cooperation agreement with the Spanish Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) it announced this week. The cooperation agreement covers a variety of aspects in the exchange of information between the two online gambling authorities.
Betfair has launched a seven-figure advertising and marketing campaign to support its new casino offering. The “Huge” campaign, due to run until the end of the year, will flight across ESPN, Sky Sports and British Eurosport reports The Drum. The multi-pronged approach campaign comprises television advertisements, mobile and online displays, customer communication and search marketing. …
Putting speculation to bed, ACEP interactive, the iGaming arm of American Casino & Entertainment Properties (ACEP), has entered into an agreement with Bally Technologies who will provide ACEP and its terrestrial casino properties with an iGaming platform following the award of an interactive gaming operator licence from the Nevada Gaming Commission . ACEP properties comprise …
Leeds-based gaming company Buzz Sports will launch its flagship product ZonePlay on Boylesports.com’s live betting page in a supply deal announced this week. ZonePlay will complement the existing range of in-play betting options available at Boylesports.com. Buzz Sports’ chief commercial officer, Ian Williams, said “We are delighted to be live trading with our first UK …
Gaming developer and operator GameSys will launch a new social network offering through its Jackpotjoy Slots gaming application. Social network players will soon experience “Bear Cubs”, a casino game based on a standard 50-line, 5-reel slot featuring Scatters, Multipliers, Wilds and Free Spins. Jackpotjoy Slots members play and win with virtual coins and accrue points, …
U.S. Federal authorities detailed an investigation this week on what was termed a “large gambling operation” and the subsequent arrest of Teddy Mitchell, his two sons and seven others. At a news conference Monday, United States Attorney Sandford Coats said Mitchell ran the alleged gambling operation from his home in Oklahoma City offering “high stakes” …
An internet start-up company founded by alumni from the Indian Institute of Technology who petitioned a Delhi court for an opinion on the legality of a venture it intended to launch involving online “games of skill” didn’t get the determination they were hoping for. Delhi District Court Judge Ina Malhotra ruled that online sports betting …
Four Barcrest “tumbling reels” online slot titles have been launched into the Italian market by GameAccount and Eurobet Italia on a new casino game channel dubbed LUXOR. LUXOR will incorporate additional games in anticipation of Italy’s December 2012 newly regulated free-spinning casino slot games market.
German land-based casino operator Spielbank Schleswig-Holstein GmbH will live stream a selection of its table games utilising Smart Gaming Group’s flagship Smart Live Box solution. Spielbank Schleswig-Holstein will offer punters, in any of its five venues, the ability to wager on the results being generated by a casino’s table games, including roulette in real time. …
EveryMatrix Ltd has agreed new vendor deals with BetSoft Gaming Ltd, NYX Interactive AB, NetEnt and Sheriff Gaming ahead of the anticipated launch of its new Casino Engine product. EveryMatrix’s Casino Engine features multiple casino vendors integrated into one wallet, affording players more choice as well as giving operators full control over what games go …
Our readers will recall Minnesota moves earlier this year to introduce a limited form of “on premises” e-gambling with a view to helping pay for a new Minnesota Vikings football stadium and assisting local charities. The idea was to introduce a limited and tightly controlled form of betting on licensed premises by “lending” iPads to …
Diametrically opposed opinions have surfaced in Japan regarding ‘games within games’ in the huge social gaming sector in that country. Fears that under aged players are being prematurely sucked in to gambling through involvement in social gaming have been voiced in Japan before but this week the newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun resurrected the argument, basing its …
The Australian national radio program AM is reporting an interesting case where a reformed Aussie pokies addict has reported the internet All Slots Casino to the Australian Communications and Media Authority for illegal advertising. But All Slots is located in Belize and licensed in Kahnawake (Quebec, Canada), raising the question of how much international reach …
Two online casinos that had the dubious distinction of being accused of using copycat software, having employees pose as players, and spamming the message boards have apparently closed. The websites of iButler Casino.com and Bet821.com are currently displaying identical notices in English and Greek which advise: “We would like to inform you that iButler Casino …
Online gambling operator Boyle Games.com launched a new suite of games from software provider Net Entertainment this week, augmenting an already substantial choice of games available on the site. Sixty two new games including Gonzo’s Quest, Robin Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Starburst were added to the inventory, with the popular slot Scarface set …
The Sun-Sentinel newspaper considered the impact of legalised US internet gambling on tribal groups this week, with Jason Giles, executive director of the National Indian Gaming Association, saying that many of the nation’s 246 tribes are keen to get in on the ground floor of this potentially lucrative sector. The NIGA represents 184 of those …
Texan online punter Adam B. had an incredible run of luck over a two day period that saw him walk away $160 000 richer. According to an Intertops Casino spokesperson, Adam.B. had almost 300 payouts averaging $1000 each over a period of two days playing the “Year of the Fortune” online slot. “After a few …
Montreal Police authorities have confirmed a fifth arrest in last years attack on poker professional Jonathan Duhamel. The unidentified 21-year old man is alleged to have been driving the getaway car in the attack orchestrated by Duhamel’s ex-girlfriend Bianca Rojas-Latraverse. Duhamel was tied up and had over $100 000 in cash stolen from his home …